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680 U.S. Government Signs Deal to Use xAI’s Grok

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Theo Wayt @ The Information · 09/25/2025 12:21 EDT

U.S. Government Signs Deal to Use xAI’s Grok

The U.S. government said Thursday that it had signed a deal with Elon Musk’s xAI that will allow federal workers to use the Grok chatbot for a nominal fee. The government announced similar deals with OpenAI and Anthropic last month. “Thanks to President Trump and his administration, xAI’s ...

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